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Santa Ana College

Santa Ana College was founded in the year 1915. The college covers more than 45 acres of land at the corner of Bristol and 17th streets in Santa Ana, California. The college also has a satellite campus in Orange, California.

Santa Ana College offers several courses and is organized into a number of academic departments. Some of these deal with areas of study like accounting, anthropology, sociology, women's studies, business administration, computer science, criminal justice, economics, fashion design and merchandising, history, international business, pharmacy technician and television courses.

Santa Ana College offers more than $400,000 in scholarships to its students each academic year. The names of the scholarship recipients are proclaimed at the Scholarship Awards Ceremony.

Campus Location

1530 W. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398
USA
Main Tel: (714) 564-6000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate1,37672
< 1 year certificate28532
1-2 year certificate24015
2-4 year degree 58

Students

Student enrollment was 33,514 in 2007-2008 (10,868 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 508
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 4,612
Books and supplies$ 1,500

Financial Aid: Santa Ana College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  199
Without tenure; working toward tenure  42
Without tenure; tenure not available  36

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (169 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Retailing and Retail Operations
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (29 awarded)

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming/Programmer
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Information Technology
  • System Administration/Administrator
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DESIGN (5 awarded)

  • Design and Visual Communications
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

  • Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (10 awarded)

  • Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (30 awarded)

  • Child Development
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Metal and Jewelry Arts

LAW (31 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (799 awarded)

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Geography
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Assistant/Technician
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (87 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (23 awarded)

  • Advertising
  • Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Journalism
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  • Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (84 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (7 awarded)

  • Music Management and Merchandising
  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (125 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (32 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (22 awarded)

  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Welding Technology/Welder

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (348 awarded)

  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

  • Psychology

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